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Noun: pride of barbados
  1. Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
    "Pride of barbados creates a stunning display in tropical gardens";
    - paradise flower, flamboyant tree, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Poinciana pulcherrima
Noun: Barbados  baa(r)'bey-dows or baa(r)'bey-dus [N. Amer], baa(r)'bey-dus [Brit]
  1. Easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela
     
  2. A parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area

Type of: country, flowering shrub, island, land, state

Part of: British Commonwealth, Caesalpinia, Caribbean, Caribees, Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations, genus Caesalpinia, Lesser Antilles, OAS, Organization of American States

Encyclopedia: Barbados, West Indies